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Other long-term liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Summary of Other Long-term Liabilities |
|  | Provision for litigations |  |  | Provision for return condition |  |  | Other long- term liabilities |  |  | Total |
Balance at January 1, 2017 |  | $ | 14,318 |  |  | $ | 58,299 |  |  | $ | 41,651 |  |  | $ | 114,268 |
Increases |  |  | 1,021 |  |  |  | 40,499 |  |  |  | 463 |  |  |  | 41,983 |
Used |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5,824 | ) |  |  | (3,325 | ) |  |  | (9,149 | )
Reclassification |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (7,235 | ) |  |  | (7,235 | )
Effect of movements in exchange rates |  |  | (187 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (187 | )
Balance at December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 15,152 |  |  | $ | 92,974 |  |  | $ | 31,554 |  |  | $ | 139,680 |
Current |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,897 |  |  |  | 4,162 |  |  |  | 9,059 |
Non-current |  |  | 15,152 |  |  |  | 88,077 |  |  |  | 27,392 |  |  |  | 130,621 |
|  | $ | 15,152 |  |  | $ | 92,974 |  |  | $ | 31,554 |  |  | $ | 139,680 |

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